James Kimball Andrews, Esq.

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• Name: J. K. Andrews
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-85266
• Occupation: 1834, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; merchant
• Occupation: 1836, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; merchant
• Residence: 1836, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1851, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Merchant
• Residence: 1851, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Episcopalian
• Residence: 1859, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Clerk
• Residence: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England

Notes:

Coming to Galt at the age of six with his mother, his mother married Absalom Shade. He began working as a clerk in Shade "Red Store" and by 1835 he had become one of Galt's leading merchants. He also dealt wheat. He co-founded the Dumfries Foundry with James Crombie in 1844. In the early 1850's the price of flour dropped and with other financial dealings he lost nearly everything. He retired early and died in 1861.

James — Francis Fargus. Francis (daughter of Francis Fergus and Catherine Shade) was born Abt 1807, of, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1834, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

James married Margaret Jackson 1836, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Margaret (daughter of James Jackson and Mary Ann Browning) was born 12 Apr 1817, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland; was christened 17 Apr 1817, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland; died 8 Mar 1859, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

1. Margaret Susan Andrews was born , Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Sep 1853, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
2. James Andrews was born 1832, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died , , Australia.
3. Charles Andrews was born 1840, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
4. Henry Miller "Miller" Andrews was born 27 Feb 1843, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Nov 1906, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
5. Edward R. Andrews was born 28 Dec 1846, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Nov 1910, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada.
6. John M. Andrews was born 1847, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
7. Catharine "Kate" Andrews was born 13 Jun 1847, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Jul 1914, St. Thomas, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada.
8. Isabella Shade Andrews was born 1849, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 31 Aug 1851, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Feb 1916, Watford, Lambton Co., Ontario, Canada.

James — ?. ? was born Abt 1808; died Bef 1861. [Group Sheet]

1. Edward Andrews was born 1844, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
2. Catharine Andrews was born 1846, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
3. John Andrews was born 1848, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
4. Isabella Andrews was born 1849, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-59694

James — Catherine Kimball. Catherine was born CALC Mar 1786; died 27 Nov 1833, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Pioneer Cemetery, Canandaigua, Ontario, New York, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Catherine Andrews
• Name: Catherine Shade
• Residence: Canandaigua, Ontario, New York, USA
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-59693
• Residence: 1823, Dumfries Township, Gore District, Ontario

Notes:

*Mr. Shade was married twice. First to Mrs. Andrews, of Canandaigua, New York Slate, who hal two children (Me. Jamas K. Andrews and Mrs. John Miller) by a former husband. After her decease he married Isabella Jemima, sister of Mr. John Davidson, of Galt. Mr. Shade had no family by either of his marriages.


Reminiscences of the Early History of Galt and the Settlement of Dumfries in the Province of Ontario, by James Young